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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Published new international milling wheat quality specifications for government tenders.
Afghanistan
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Trade
Bilateral agreement
Agreed to a purchase of 600 000 tonnes of wheat from Kazakhstan. In addition, Kazakhstan [...]
Vietnam
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of wheat from Ukraine temporarily, stating phytosanitary irregularities as the reason.
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Marketing
Approved establishment of four milling companies, and restructured the Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization [...]
India
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Raised wheat minimum support price by 5.2 percent, to INR 1 525 per quintal (USD [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Trade
Export quota
Agreed to cap wheat exports at 16.6 million tonnes in 2015/16 in order to maintain [...]
Iran
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Increased procurement price for durum and milling wheat by 10 percent and for barley by 9 percent. [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Lowered the government’s purchase price of wheat by 5.7 percent to Yen 56 640 (USD [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Guaranteed minimum price of Rs 1 300 per 40 kg (USD 305.5/tonne) for wheat crops to [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Production
Production
Ended its domestic wheat production programme that lasted for more than three decades by fully [...]

Disclaimer: The policy records included in the tool are based on publicly available information from both official and private sources. While efforts have been made to verify its content, FAO does not guarantee the full accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information and recommends to consult / refer to other FAO publications reporting policy developments, especially the Oilcrops Monthly Price and Policy Update, the Monthly News Report on Grains and the FAO Rice Market Monitor. The frequency of updates may differ across commodities.